Plans to vaccinate children aged between 12 and 15 against coronavirus are being drawn up by the Scottish Government.
Nicola Sturgeon says ministers are waiting on expert approval from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) before rolling out the jag to school pupils.
However if and when they get the go ahead they'll move "as quickly as practically possible" to immunise the age group.
Last week, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for those aged 12 to 15.
Sturgeon said: "The Scottish Government is now awaiting advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on the vaccination of children in those age groups.
"I'm sure everyone would agree that it is vital that we continue to rely on expert advice in all of our vaccination decisions.
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"However, vaccination may very well be a really important way of giving children greater protection, minimising any further disruption to schooling, and also further reducing community transmission of the virus.
"And so I can confirm that if the JCVI does recommend the use of the vaccine for children aged 12 and over, we will move as quickly as practically possible to implement their advice.
"For the moment, however, we continue to focus on vaccinating all adults as quickly as possible."
Speaking six months after the first coronavirus vaccine was administered in Scotland, she said the progress has been "remarkable".
The latest figures show Scotland recorded 695 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, but no deaths, meaning the death toll under the daily measure remains at 7,677.
Almost exactly three quarters of the adult population in Scotland have now received a first dose of the vaccine and more than half two doses.
So far as the vaccination programme goes a total of 3,403,866 people have received their first dose while 2,282,203 people have received both jags.
